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— English words —

• purpose n. The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
• purpose n. Function, role.
• purpose n. (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
• purpose n. Resolution; determination.
• purpose n. (Obsolete) The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
• purpose v. (Transitive) To have or set as one’s purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
• purpose v. (Intransitive) To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.
• purpose v. (Obsolete, intransitive) To discourse.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • purpose n. Alternative form of porpeys.

— English words, defined in German —

• purpose S. Absicht, Ziel, Zweck, Vorsatz.
• purpose S. Entschlossenheit.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• purpose n. Doel, nut.
• purpose n. Opzet, bedoeling.

— English words, defined in French —

• purpose n. Mission, but, dessein.
• purpose n. Objet, but.
• purpose n. Résolution (fermeté).
• purpose v. (Rare) (Vieilli) Décider.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• purpose s. Propósito.
• purpose s. Determinación.
• purpose s. Resultado, efecto, fín.
• purpose v. Proponerse.
• purpose v. Tener un propósito.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• purpose s. Proposito.

40 English words from 9 English definitions

accomplish aim Alternative as␣one at␣issue design determination discourse doing done end existing exists for form Function have having intend intention intransitive issue made mean meaning Obsolete one plan point purpose Resolution resolve role Sense set something subject the Transitive which

7 English words from 14 foreign definitions

but Doel Mission nut Objet Rare Tener

17 foreign words from 14 foreign definitions

Absicht bedoeling Décider dessein Determinación efecto Entschlossenheit fermeté Opzet Proponerse propósito Résolution Resultado Vieilli Vorsatz Ziel Zweck

20 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

purposed purposer purposes purposely purposers purposest purposeth purposedly purposeful purposeless purposelike purpose-like purpose-built purposefully purposelessly purposefulness purposelessness purpose␣statement purpose␣statements purposeful␣availment

29 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

by-purposes repurposed repurposer repurposes unpurposed unpurposes dispurposed dispurposes mispurposes repurposers subpurposes unpurposely forepurposes metapurposes unpurposeful cross-purposes cross␣purposes multipurposed nonpurposeful unpurposelike common␣purposes semipurposeful unpurposefully all-purpose␣flour at␣cross-purposes all-purpose␣flours multipurposeness unpurposefulness for␣all␣intense␣purposes

29 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

apurpose by-purpose on␣purpose repurpose unpurpose all-purpose dispurpose mispurpose subpurpose dual-purpose forepurpose metapurpose to␣no␣purpose cross-purpose cross␣purpose multipurpose multi-purpose common␣purpose fit␣for␣purpose general-purpose dative␣of␣purpose datives␣of␣purpose defeat␣the␣purpose game␣with␣a␣purpose games␣with␣a␣purpose infinitive␣of␣purpose infinitives␣of␣purpose accidentally-on-purpose accidentally␣on␣purpose

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

OSE -ose pos PoS POs POS pose posé pur PUR purp RPO RPOs urp U-RP

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ESO ESOP OPr. Pru RUP sop SOP S.O.P.

16 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

apurpose person␣up pokers␣up porpuses powers␣up powerups power-ups propulse purposed purposer purposes squopper supercop superpod superpro supposer

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

OPREPs porpus poseur preops pre-ops Prouse repops rope␣up rose␣up Roupes Ruppes sopper souper supero- supper uppers uprose

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